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Posted by BRVRR on Friday, February 2, 2018 9:21 AM

gmpullman wrote: "Show me another steam locomotive being serviced..."

NYC Hudson #5335 is taking on water at Black River Station."

More locomotives, steam or diesel, being serviced please.

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Posted by BRVRR on Saturday, February 3, 2018 5:40 PM

Show Me Something on Page 2?

Can't have that!!!

Bump.

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Posted by SouthPenn on Saturday, February 3, 2018 5:59 PM

Generic layout picture:

Show me a favorite picture of your layout. 

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, February 3, 2018 6:37 PM

SouthPenn
Show me a favorite picture of your layout. 

One of my favorites — Arrival and Departure.

 Union_Sta_departure by Edmund, on Flickr

More Favorites, Please

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Posted by superbe on Saturday, February 3, 2018 6:54 PM

gmpullman
 
More Favorites, Please 

My first and only kit

More Favorites, Please

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Posted by HO-Velo on Sunday, February 4, 2018 11:29 AM

Show me some maritime scenes.  Regards,  Peter

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Posted by rogerhensley on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 6:30 AM

Ok, back to a favorite scene...

Another favorite scene please.

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Posted by BRVRR on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 10:30 AM

Rodger said: "Another favorite scene please."

The town of Black River from above.

More favorite scenes please.

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 11:35 AM

Here is my favorite winter scene. I know you folks that are freezing right now might not like it but it is 85 degrees at my house. This scene is the only winter I get.

A log truck passes a cross country skiier on a snow covered road

Please show me more of your favorite scenes.

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Posted by SpaceMouse on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 11:46 AM

Uh, show me a cat playing with toilet paper being trailed by a preacher.

This is from the Rock Ridge I. 

 

More favorite scenes.

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, February 8, 2018 4:13 AM

SpaceMouse
More favorite scenes.

 Union_Sta_departure5 by Edmund, on Flickr

The lonely salesman...

Show me people at the station—

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Posted by BRVRR on Thursday, February 8, 2018 1:50 PM

gmpullman wrote: "Show me people at the station..."

A photo from 2012 of Berea Station.

Show me more people at the station...

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, February 8, 2018 2:19 PM

People at Prairie View Depot 

Please show a sleeping car 

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Posted by G Paine on Thursday, February 8, 2018 4:51 PM

Better still, how about 2? The B&M is a 14 section sleeper (Walthers) and the Pullman is a 12-1 (Rivarossi) on my layout

Staying with passenger equipment, show me an RPO

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, February 8, 2018 5:39 PM

G Paine
Staying with passenger equipment, show me an RPO

Here's an RPO/combine being switched off the main train.

 IMG_9785_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

Show me more "head-end" equipment.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, February 9, 2018 8:27 AM

This photo has several head end cars ...

Plase show an observation car. 

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Friday, February 9, 2018 12:17 PM

Here is a lounge car. I hope this qualifies.

http://www.trainweb.org/lonewolfsantafe/a33020.jpg

Please show me any passenger car with interior details.

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Posted by countsrr on Friday, February 9, 2018 4:34 PM
This is the inside of my observation car

 This is the inside of my observation car by James COUNTS, on Flickr

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, February 9, 2018 11:38 PM

Since James did not make a request, I will add one of my B&M LW coaches. They are IHC with IHC interiors that I have modified and painted to like the prototype

The MEC coach is similar, as both RR were under comon ownership and the order included cars for both railroads. The lighting is a Miniatronics lighting kit that simulates fluroescent lights

Show me a dining car

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, February 10, 2018 12:37 AM

G Paine
Show me a dining car

A Budd Twin-unit diner before departure...

 IMG_0068_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

 

 IMG_0060_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

 

 

and on the road.

 IMG_0070_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

 

Show me any other passenger car.

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Posted by countsrr on Saturday, February 10, 2018 11:37 AM
The Counts National pulled by a Baldwin steam southern prairie 2-4-2 and a EMD GP9M CN diesel going wating to take on passengers.

 The engines of counts national by James COUNTS, on Flickr

 Counts National at station by James COUNTS, on Flickr

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Posted by chatanuga on Saturday, February 10, 2018 2:29 PM

A 3-way meet between two eastbound freights and Amtrak's westbound Broadway Limited.

Show me more Amtrak

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Posted by superbe on Sunday, February 11, 2018 6:37 AM

We have given Amtrack a fair shot with no results so let's try something else.

Here are a couple of water tanks.

Please Show Me your Water Tanks,

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Posted by NYBW-John on Sunday, February 11, 2018 8:39 AM

Here's my mine that towers over the fictional town of a West Chester, New Jersey.

No need to change. More water tanks please. 

 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, February 11, 2018 8:50 AM

A water tank in the town of Blackhawk ... 

Please show one or more water tanks. 

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Posted by middleman on Sunday, February 11, 2018 11:11 AM

Bob: 'Love the "Hot and Cold" tanks!

Water tank at the car shops:

More tanks of any sort,please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, February 11, 2018 11:48 AM

middleman
More tanks of any sort,please.

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If my wife sees the HOT & COLD water tanks I will have to install them on my layout!

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How about a small diesel fuel tank on Farmer Frankin's place? That is a tank of some sort. I have not posted this picture before.

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As always, click the image for a better view.

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Show me another scene with an agricultural theme.

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Posted by countsrr on Sunday, February 11, 2018 12:14 PM

 Steam water tank by James COUNTS, on Flickr

This is the Bachmann water tank I kit bash the writing is supposed to be crr my hands are not steady.
more tanks please.
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Posted by HO-Velo on Sunday, February 11, 2018 1:00 PM

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Posted by superbe on Sunday, February 11, 2018 2:24 PM

SeeYou190

 If my wife sees the HOT & COLD water tanks I will have to install them on my layout!

 

-Kevin

For any rivet counters out there here is the prototype as seen from I 81 just North of Marion, VA

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Posted by BRVRR on Sunday, February 11, 2018 4:04 PM

Water tank?

Here is one on top of the General Industries building on the northeast corner of the BRVRR layout.

More water tanks please.

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Posted by G Paine on Sunday, February 11, 2018 4:55 PM

An under construction scene of Monson on the Booothbay Railway Village layout with the water tower

Show me water in a tank or flowing

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Posted by rogerhensley on Monday, February 12, 2018 5:41 AM

A water tank in the town of Westport on the ECI.

Another Water Tank, if you will please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, February 12, 2018 4:05 PM

rogerhensley
Another Water Tank, if you will please.

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You can see the bottom of a water tank on the right side of this picture of the Central Florida S Scaler's modular layout.

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Well, it might not be a water tower, but since you cannot see the top, who is to say?

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Everybody just ignored my request last time, so I will try it again...

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Show me a scene with an agricultural theme.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Monday, February 12, 2018 4:41 PM

Kevin ... I won't ignore you ..... Will this farm scene do ?

More agriculture. please. 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, February 12, 2018 5:06 PM

Heartland Division CB&Q
Kevin ... I won't ignore you .

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Thanks Garry, I feel better now! Smile Great little farm scene.

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As requested... Show Garry More Agriculture.

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Posted by Daves_Trains on Monday, February 12, 2018 6:49 PM

  08 07 09 corn field 005 by Dave Pulver, on Flickr" alt="" />My small farm from my old O Scale layout.

 08 07 09 corn field 005 by Dave Pulver, on Flickr

 

Show me more Agriculture.

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Posted by rogerhensley on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 6:15 AM

Ok, more farm scenes...

Now, more farm scenes please.

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Posted by BRVRR on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 9:02 AM

rodgerhensley wrote: "Now, more farm scenes please."

A New York Central coal drag and a Mail and Express passing near Pasture Curve at the west end of the BRVRR layout.

More agricultural scenes please.

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Posted by G Paine on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 10:25 AM

A couple scenes from the Boothbay Railway Village layout. The ever popular pumpkin patch

And the horse farm in Monson

Show me some more farm scenes

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 11:49 AM

G Paine
Show me some more farm scenes

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Well, farms and agriculture seem to be working quite well.

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OK, here is a countryside farm scene on the STRATTON & GILLETTE.

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OK... for a little while longer... Show me a scene with an agricultural theme.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 12:28 PM

Agriculture. ..... I like the topic because we may crop our photos. Whistling

My scare crow with crows on it. 

Please continue with more scenes in the country. 

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 12:43 PM

Here is a fruit stand in the orange groves next to the packing house.

current fruit stand

Please show me more agriculture or life in the country.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 10:55 PM

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Please show me more agriculture or life in the country.

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OK, here is an one of my favorites from the archives. 

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Once again, please show me more agriculture or life in the country.

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Posted by rogerhensley on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 5:46 AM

Ok, here is a shot of the farm from a diffrent angle.

Another farm scene please...

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Posted by superbe on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 7:34 PM

Requests for Farm and life in the country:

This may qualify. Every Fall we go to our Mt Cabin to get a deer. To while a way the time we play cards and have one or two . A good thing we do too as we haven't seen a deer in several years.

Please Show More Rural Scenes

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, February 15, 2018 12:09 AM

superbe
Please Show More Rural Scenes

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All right, Bob asked for a "rural" scene, not a farm scene.

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This is pretty rural looking.

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OK... I will continue with Bob's request.

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Please show me another rural scene.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, February 15, 2018 8:47 AM

Rural scene 

Pleaase show a scene that is not in the city. (Such as country, rural, mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, desets, etc. ) 

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Thursday, February 15, 2018 1:09 PM

Here is a farm house in the orange groves.

The House from Psycho

Please show a scene that is not in the city. (Such as country, rural, mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, desert, etc. )

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, February 15, 2018 2:41 PM

Lone Wolf and Santa Fe
Please show a scene that is not in the city.

The caboose clears the crossing in this rural scene (still under development).

 IMG_8588 by Edmund, on Flickr

More rural scenes, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, February 15, 2018 3:28 PM

gmpullman
More rural scenes, please.

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Here is a manifest freight crossing a bridge somewhere in a rural setting.

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You can tell it is rural because of the pick up truck.

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Show me another train going over a bridge.

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Posted by SouthPenn on Thursday, February 15, 2018 9:57 PM

Trains going over a bridge.

More trains on bridges, please.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, February 16, 2018 8:59 AM

Freight train on a bridge ...

Please continue showing brdges. 

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Posted by dti406 on Friday, February 16, 2018 10:14 AM

PRR Ore Drag with C628 & C630 on a bridge.

More trains on bridges!

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, February 16, 2018 11:51 AM

dti406
More trains on bridges!

Good Call!

A pair of quite capable B&O EM-1s pound across the tall steel viaduct in a morning fog...

 EM1_HighIron2 by Edmund, on Flickr

More bridge scenes, Please—

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Posted by NYBW-John on Saturday, February 17, 2018 10:27 AM

The daily mixed train crossing the Mill Creek Trestle on the Munsee Valley Railroad.

Let's shift gears. A scene from a station or depot, please. Here's one I like:

 

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Posted by G Paine on Saturday, February 17, 2018 11:31 AM

Tying in with the noir theme in this week's WPF, a 1930s mixed train aproaching the Southport station on the Boothbay Railway village layout

Show me more stations or depots

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Posted by countsrr on Saturday, February 17, 2018 11:58 AM
This is my freight depot I have a passenger in construction like it also, this is section 1 of 3 I put a patch look roof on it the second is the train at the station. This is my main station house.
Continue with stations please

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, February 17, 2018 2:21 PM

G Paine
Show me more stations or depots

Here's a view of a little activity in front of Union Station:

 IMG_6325_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

Let's see more scenes from "down by the depot"

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Posted by NYBW-John on Saturday, February 17, 2018 2:55 PM

The Bedford Falls Station is a kitbash using parts of a Vollmer kit and Walthers modulars (no longer available).

Let's stay with stations and depots. 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, February 17, 2018 6:38 PM

NYBW-John
Let's stay with stations and depots.

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This little station was spotted today on the Scale Rails of Southwest Florida N-Trak modular layout.

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Show me a freight train with three different kinds of freight cars!

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Posted by GP-9_Man11786 on Saturday, February 17, 2018 7:35 PM

Here's a train with a covered hopper, a gondola and a three-dome tank car.

Show me a coal train.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, February 18, 2018 9:00 AM

Coal train hauled by a pair pf Northern Pacific RS3's 

Please show coal. (Train, mine, power plant, etc.) 

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Posted by BRVRR on Sunday, February 18, 2018 9:15 AM

Heartland Division wrote: "Please show coal. (Train,mine, power plant, etc.)"

An unsolicited add-on.

A RS*32 #8038 powered coal drag video of mixed hoppers as the train negotiates the reverse loop on the BRVRR.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Xh2gvk1AI

More coal please.

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Posted by chatanuga on Sunday, February 18, 2018 1:48 PM

Early video of the layout as a northbound coal train passes what will become the location for MF Tower.

Show me hopper loads other than coal.

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, February 18, 2018 2:27 PM

chatanuga
Show me hopper loads other than coal.

Switching two old, wood cars of iron ore:

 IMG_8567_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

More hoppers, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, February 18, 2018 3:44 PM

gmpullman
More hoppers, please.

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A string of Candian Covered Hoppers I saw on the Scale Rails of Southwest Florida N-Trak layout:

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Show me a scene with a loading dock of some sort.

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Posted by G Paine on Sunday, February 18, 2018 10:46 PM

Trucks at the loading dock at Sheepscott Transfer & Storage on my layout

Show me more at a loading dock

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Monday, February 19, 2018 12:12 PM

More loading docks please.

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Posted by SpaceMouse on Monday, February 19, 2018 12:34 PM

Dorthy Ridge's piano finally arrived from Boston. 

 

Show me a lake.

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, February 19, 2018 1:04 PM

How about a distant shot of a cold looking Lake Superior:

Show me more lake scenes.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, February 19, 2018 1:32 PM

mbinsewi
Show me more lake scenes.

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I would call these lakes, but others might say they are ponds.

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Maybe we can call them "Selectively Compressed Bodies Of Water".

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Show me another selectively compressed body of water.

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Posted by GP-9_Man11786 on Monday, February 19, 2018 1:38 PM

Here's Lake Altoona inside Horeshoe Curve.

Show me a harbor.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, February 19, 2018 2:23 PM

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Show me a harbor.

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OK. Here is another scene from Scale Rails of Southwest Florida's N-Trak modular layout.

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Show me another harbor.

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-Kevin

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Posted by HO-Velo on Monday, February 19, 2018 2:30 PM

More harbors please, Regards,  Peter

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Posted by dti406 on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 12:51 PM

Strongsville Society of Model Railroad Engineers Layout.

More harbor scenes please!

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Posted by gmpullman on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 2:02 PM

dti406
More harbor scenes please!

Two men and a dinghy...

 Seawall1 by Edmund, on Flickr

Show me any scene with water.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 2:17 PM

gmpullman
Show me any scene with water.

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OK... you said ANY scene. This one is a little silly, but it does have water in it.

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Show me a scene with a big tree.

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-Kevin

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Posted by superbe on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 10:24 PM

[quote user="SeeYou190"]

 Show me a scene with a big tree.

.-Kevin.

[quote]

Take your pick

Please Show More Big Trees

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 3:07 AM

superbe
Please Show More Big Trees

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Here are a handful of funny looking big trees:

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Show me more big trees.

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-Kevin

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Posted by SpaceMouse on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 3:16 AM

 

 

GW figures this Pacific Mustang might make a good mine engine once he's broke--the way he had to fight to ge him out of his hidey-hole. That's a tree behind him. 

Show me an engine that's saddle broke. 

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Posted by SouthPenn on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 8:51 AM

Lunch under a big tree.

More trees please.

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 12:38 PM

Pine trees on Wolf Mountain

A log truck on a curvy snow covered road  on Wolf Mountain

More trees please.

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Posted by BRVRR on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 3:05 PM

Lone Wolf wrote: "More trees please."

A deciduous tree at left, a few "painted" background trees, and home made pines at right at the Route 32 crossing on the west end of the BRVRR layout.

More trees please.

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Posted by countsrr on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 4:38 PM
I hope these 2 counts, 1 city park with trees and food truck2 city building areal view with trees and police and a prisoner yard.

 City building with pine trees and iron fence an aerial view with prisoner’s yard by James COUNTS, on Flickr

 Play ground with iron fence and trees by James COUNTS, on Flickr

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 7:16 PM

BRVRR
More trees please.

They don't have to be living, do they?

Here's one outside the lead smelting plant. Funny, it looked just fine last summer...

 IMG_9430_fix_web by Edmund, on Flickr

Show me pasture or grasslands—

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 9:18 PM

gmpullman
Show me pasture or grasslands—

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There are some grasslands on the right side of the picture.

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More grasslands and/or pastures please.

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-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, February 22, 2018 11:21 PM

SeeYou190
More grasslands and/or pastures please.

Well, it has been more than a day...

Here are goats grazing while arborists plant trees.

 IMG_9017_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, February 23, 2018 8:05 AM

gmpullman
Show me your favorite caboose.

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That is easy. My favorite caboose is this little transfer caboose. It is a brass model of a MKT prototype that was imported by Lambert.

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Show my another special, or favorite, caboose.

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-Kevin

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Posted by BRVRR on Friday, February 23, 2018 8:39 AM

See You 190 wrote: "Show me (sic) another special, or favorite caboose."

This NYC wide vision caboose is an Athearn BB kit. I modified it some by applying .005-inch clear styrene for window glazing and installing metal wheels and lighting.

More cabooses/ cabeese please.

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Friday, February 23, 2018 11:30 AM

Run! It's the cops.

http://www.trainweb.org/lonewolfsantafe/sp_a0789.jpg

Please show me first responders, police, fire dept, paramedics, etc.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, February 23, 2018 11:55 AM

Lone Wolf and Santa Fe
Please show me first responders, police, fire dept, paramedics, etc.

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Nifty caboose Lone Wolf! Certainly not ordinary.

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Here is another scene from the Scale Rails of Southwest Florida N-Trak modular layout with a building on fire and first responders on the scene.

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This seems like a good theme for a while.

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Show me please more first responders, police, fire dept, or paramedics again.

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-Kevin

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Posted by SouthPenn on Friday, February 23, 2018 3:44 PM

1950s first responder.

Show me some unusual freight cars. 

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, February 23, 2018 7:19 PM

SouthPenn
Show me some unusual freight cars. 

A National Cylinder Gas cryogenic tank car...

 NCG_Cryo by Edmund, on Flickr

More unusual freight cars, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, February 23, 2018 8:39 PM

gmpullman
More unusual freight cars, please.

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This is cheating, but here are some compressed gas vessel cars on the Florida Lego Modeler's layout:

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I love the NPR container in the foreground of this picture. One has to consider all the things that could be in there. If it is empty you might say it is full of fresh air. Maybe it is full of the morning edition. Wait Wait... don't tell me... it is probably full of splendid things for the table.

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Big Smile OK that is enough of that (for now).

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Since I cheated, we will keep the same request in place. Please show me more unusual freight cars.

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-Kevin

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, February 23, 2018 11:13 PM

A 2 foot gauge (HOn30) SRRL flat with a tractor and seed drill, and another with a big crate of something

Please show me more unusual freight cars.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, February 25, 2018 7:59 AM

It has been more than 24 hours and no more unusual freight cars.

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OK... how about perfectly ordinary freight cars to get the thread moving again?

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Show me another perfectly ordinary freight car.

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-Kevin

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Posted by BRVRR on Sunday, February 25, 2018 9:21 AM

Kevin said: "Show me another perfectly ordinary freight car."

I have a weakness for these little hoppers and buy them whenever I find them.

More ordinary freight cars please.

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Posted by G Paine on Sunday, February 25, 2018 10:00 AM

A plain old MEC outside braced boxcar

Show me another perfectly ordinary freight car

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, February 25, 2018 11:13 AM

G Paine
Show me another perfectly ordinary freight car

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I don't post many pictures of my prototype equipment, but I really love the way the weathering turned out on this boxcar. It is built from a Life-Like Proto 2000 kit and has Kadee trucks and couplers. I also replaced the stirrups with something different from Details Associates.

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Please show me another perfectly ordinary freight car.

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-Kevin

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Sunday, February 25, 2018 11:45 AM

I ship a lot of produce. The most common cars on my railroad are refrigerated box cars. Reefers....

http://www.trainweb.org/lonewolfsantafe/up45760a.jpg

Please show me the type of cars that you have the most of.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, February 25, 2018 12:27 PM

Lone Wolf and Santa Fe
Please show me the type of cars that you have the most of.

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Whistling Nice "reefer" car! 

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Currently it is this car. I have eight of these. I have 10 of my "standard" boxcar in the paint shop right now, so soon this one will no longer be the most common.

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It is kind of the STRATTON & GILLETTE equivilent of PACEMAKER service.

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I am out of decals for this one, so I can't paint any more.

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Show me more of the cars you have the most of.

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-Kevin

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Posted by SouthPenn on Sunday, February 25, 2018 3:53 PM

Accurail outside braced boxcars.

Show me more of the cars you have the most of.

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Posted by superbe on Sunday, February 25, 2018 6:58 PM

SouthPenn

Show me more of the cars you have the most of. 

 

Winchester & Western Gons dominate my fleet of cars.

Please Show Me the cars you have the most of.

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Posted by Little Timmy on Sunday, February 25, 2018 8:49 PM

Got about 30 of these laying around somewhere...

Please show me a car or Locomotive you Painted/lettered yourself.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, February 25, 2018 8:59 PM

Little Timmy
Please show me a car or Locomotive you Painted/lettered yourself.

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OK, lets see if I can find one I painted and lettered myself... OH wait, that would be all of them! Big Smile

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This is the standard STRATTON AND GILLETTE paint scheme on Pullman PS-1 boxcars. I have six of these done, ten more awaiting decals or paint. I love the Kadee PS-1 kit.

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Show me another car or locomotive you painted and lettered.

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-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, February 25, 2018 11:18 PM

SeeYou190
Show me another car or locomotive you painted and lettered.

This old PRR MPB70 was an unpainted NJI brass model:

 IMG_9785_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

Show me more custom paint/lettering.

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Posted by countsrr on Monday, February 26, 2018 12:25 AM
This is steam locomotive No1011 I have a twin like it No 1012 Bachmann steam prairie 2-6-2 (southern Green), this one has pewter hatches and old smoke on it I added the bell cable to it the twin No1012 not shown is black hatch and stack, cable is reversed.

 Steam 1 in the shop by James COUNTS, on Flickr

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Posted by rogerhensley on Monday, February 26, 2018 5:48 AM

You said any custom painting and lettering..

More custom painting please.

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Posted by dti406 on Monday, February 26, 2018 9:20 AM

95% of everything I have posted has been custom painted and lettered, so I will show some of my favorites!

More Custom Painted Cars or Locomotives!

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Posted by HO-Velo on Monday, February 26, 2018 10:47 AM

More custom painted rolling stock and locos please.   Regards,  Peter

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Posted by G Paine on Monday, February 26, 2018 4:37 PM

I painted and decalled LW coach MEC 244, also painted the interior to match the protype

Also GP7 MEC 572 was non-dynamic with a steam generator so it could be used in passenger service. Started as an undecorated kit; I added details, paint and decals

More custom painted rolling stock and locos

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Monday, February 26, 2018 5:18 PM

SeeYou190
Whistling Nice "reefer" car!

Nifty caboose Lone Wolf! Certainly not ordinary.

Thank you fro your kind comments. that is one of my favorite reefers. Also, I have three of those railroad police cabooses. They usually go on intermodal trains or with auto carriers. Them and one MoW caboose is all the cabooses that I have, except for one old timer V&T.

So anyway, here is the only custom painted and decaled car I have, a insulated box car lettered for Turtle Creek Central.

http://www.trainweb.org/lonewolfsantafe/tcc513.jpg

http://www.trainweb.org/lonewolfsantafe/tcc513a.jpg

http://www.trainweb.org/lonewolfsantafe/tcc513b.jpg

Please show me any car you wish.

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Posted by Little Timmy on Monday, February 26, 2018 5:40 PM

I "HAVE" to finish this car before I  die  ... so posting picture's of it should force me to glue "Something" ! "Anything" !

How about a  picture of a Transfer Caboose please...

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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, February 26, 2018 6:10 PM

Little Timmy
I "HAVE" to finish this car before I  die  ...

Now you have that new workbench — all nice and clean — what's stopping you? Whistling

Little Timmy
How about a  picture of a Transfer Caboose please...

One transfer caboose, coming up:

 Cut the caboose by Edmund, on Flickr

Show me a wood caboose.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, February 26, 2018 9:00 PM

gmpullman
Show me a wood caboose.

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One wood caboose. This is an example of the STRATTON & GILLETTE "standard" caaboose.

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Show me a steel caboose.

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-Kevin

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Posted by BRVRR on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 2:55 PM

Kevin said: "Show me a steel caboose."

Here is a little Pennsy cabin car.

More cabeese please.

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 3:38 PM

BRVRR
More cabeese please.

Ending the month with the end of the train:

 IMG_7654_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

More cabooses — OR observation cars, please.

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Posted by BATMAN on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 5:53 PM

Here are three, waiting for a layout.

  

Show me something that represents the end of something or a new beginning. 

Brent

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:35 PM

BATMAN
Show me something that represents the end of something or a new beginning.

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Here is the end of my Cardboard Layout.

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Show me the beginning of something.

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-Kevin

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Posted by Little Timmy on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 10:09 PM

SeeYou190
Show me the beginning of something. .

 

OK ...

Since this is the last few hour's of this month's "Show me something" let's see a "toungue - in - cheek" photo of anything.

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 10:25 PM

Little Timmy
let's see a "toungue - in - cheek" photo of anything. Add Quote to your Post

Well, someone asked to see a railroad model that was "Under A Buck" —

so I obliged Whistling

 IMG_4890_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

A couple of hours to go... more silly stuff?

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Posted by BATMAN on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 11:04 PM

Well, mine is over a buck.

  

Silly indeed! Carry on.

Brent

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, March 1, 2018 1:58 PM

BATMAN
Silly indeed! Carry on.

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Well... Since this one is not locked, and no one started a SHOW ME SOMETHING for March yet... Her you go!

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Its a Tornado! Full of Sharks! ITS A... SHARKNADO!

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This is on a modular layout in Florida.

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Until a March SHOW ME SOMETHING is started.. I say Silly indeed! Carry on... Show me something else silly.

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Posted by G Paine on Thursday, March 1, 2018 2:37 PM

February is gone, show me March with something else silly.

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Posted by SouthPenn on Thursday, March 1, 2018 3:00 PM

My grand daughter's train. The train is pink with purple roofs.

Complete with dinosaurs.

Time to move to March

South Penn

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